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OK, that is just stupid on so many levels. From stupid comparisons of the military(hint: both the army and navy are far more capable currently than they where when you listed), to complaining about health care costs being up when they almost always go up, your list of complains is, well, stupid. But that is minor compared to the idea that we don't have nothing to lose. The US is the greatest country on Earth. We may not be the best in everything, but we are among the top in almost every possible area. What we could lose is considerable.
Let's look at some specifics. Trump calls for deporting millions of people. He also calls for reducing significantly government spending. Now, ask yourself what happens to an economy with fewer people in it, and fewer people of working age(remember, baby boomers are retiring), and with less money being pumped into it? The economy tends in those situations to get smaller. So unless other factors outweigh those(and nothing in Trump's economic plan would), growth would either slow or go negative. That is a significant loss.
Trump has called for tariffs and trade wars. What this means for Americans is more expensive products, and fewer export markets(hint: that is bad for jobs). Making things more expensive is bad for every one. That is a significant loss.
Trump's foreign policy could best be described as schizophrenic. Our allies will not be happy, our alliances even less so. We could lose basing rights in key countries if he tries to push through what he wants. The end result is far less influence in the world, less security, and less stability. That is a significant loss.
So to answer your question: what do we have to lose, the answer is a whole lot.
But wait, there’s more.
Sure, the correct question to “What do you have to lose?” is always “Everything”. But let’s also see how good things are, besides the fact we are still the greatest military power on earth and the entire world looks to our economy on top of all others:
Obama started with the worst economy since the Great Depression. As of now, corporate profits as a % of GDP are the highest in our history. The effective corporate tax rate is the lowest since 1948. The highest annualized return on the S&P 500 since 1928 (I didn’t have history back to when it began in 1923). Unemployment has improved from 9.3% to 5.0%. The only problem is a big one, employee compensation as a % of GDP is the lowest since 1944, though wages have been inreasing. Hence the highest corp. profits. They’re not sharing.
So, besides what’s to lose with Trump, look what has been gained with Obama after we hit bottom, and stop denigrating how great we are as we are.